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Group leader
Group leader
Group leader
Wen-Hui Lin, Ph.D.
Department of Genetics and Developmental Science,
School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
E-mail: whlin@sjtu.edu.cn
Education
2000.9-2005.7, Ph.D. in Genetics, National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology (SIPPE), Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, China.
1996.9-2000.7, B.S. in Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Professional Experience
2014.5-present, Professor, Group leader, Research Group of Phytohormones Signaling and Seed Development, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2015.9-2016.9, CSC Visitor Scholar, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California at Berkeley, USA
2008.3-2014.4, co-PI, Research group of Phytohormones signaling, Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science
2007.11-2008.2, Postdoc, Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institute for Science, Stanford, USA
2005.10-2007.11, Postdoc, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California at Berkeley, USA
2003.9-2004.1, Research assistant, Visiting Ph.D. student, School of Biological Sciences, University of the East Anglia, Norwich, UK
2002.9-2002.11, Research assistant, Visiting Ph.D. student, Max-Plank-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Golm, Germany
Honors and Awards for Research Work
2022: Wei Zhiming Award for Innovation by Young Talents, awarded by Chinese Society for Plant Biology.
2015: SMC-Morning star young scholar, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2007: The Second Prize of Shanghai’s State Natural Science Award, awarded by Shanghai Municipality.
Professional Activities
Editorial board member of Academic Journal: BMC Plant Biology and Molecular Horticulture.
Member of council: Chinese Society for Plant Biology (Women scientists branch).
Committee member: Chinese Society for Plant Biology (Young scientists branch).
Chinese Society for Cell Biology (Plant organogenesis branch).
Member: American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)
International Association of Sexual Plant Reproduction Research (IASPRR)
Academic services
Reviewer for funding agencies: Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Research Grants Council of Hongkong (RGC)
Reviewer for academic journals: PNAS, the Plant Cell, Molecular Plant, New Phytologist, Plant Physiology, Plant Journal, Journal of integrative plant biology, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, BMC Plant Biology, Journal of Plant Research, Planta, Journal of Plant Biology, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, and so on.
Granted Patents (selected)
1. Lin WH and Zu SH. A set of reagents and methods for improving plant seed yield. Chinese Patent.
2. Lin WH, Jiang YT, and Zu SH. A set of reagents and methods for reducing plant height. Chinese Patent.
3. Lin WH, Wang ZY, Huang HY, Luo XM, and Hu YW. Arabidopsis GATA2 application in rice development. Chinese Patent.
Pending Patent
Lin WH, Zhang YH, Zhang LL, and Wang YX. OsGATA6 application in regulating heading date, panicle architecture, grain shape and grain weight. Chinese Patent Application.
Visits and Presentations at Conferences (selected):
2021.7, 2019.7, 2017.7, and 2015.7 The International Symposium of Plant Reproductive Development, Shanghai, China (oral reports)
2021.7, 2019. 5, 2018.3, 2017.6, and 2015.5 The Symposium of Women Scientists Branch of Chinese Society for Plant Biology, Xining, China (section chair), Qingdao, China (oral report), Xishuangbanna, China (section chair), Wulumuqi, China (oral report), and Jinggangshan, China (oral report).
2020.10 National Congress of Plant Biology (oral report), Shenzhen, China
2019.12 Beijing Forestry University (invited report), Beijing, China
2019.12 South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academic of Sciences (invited report), Guangzhou, China
2019. 8 Shandong University (invited report), Qingdao, China
2019. 6 and 2004.11 International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, Wuhan, China (oral report) and Shanghai, China (oral report).
2019. 7 Annual meeting of Chinese Society for Plant Physiology (oral report), Nanchang, China.
2018.9 2nd Global Conference on Plant Science and Molecular Biology, Rome, Italy (oral report).
2018.10 Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Vienna, Austria (invited report).
2018.1-2 CSIRO, University of Adelaide, and University of Queensland, Australia (invited reports).
2017.10 China YRD Congress of Genetics (oral report), Shanghai, China
2016.3 Yale University (invited report), New Haven, USA
2015.9 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (invited report), Fuzhou, China
2014.10 University of Saskatchewan (invited report), Saskatoon, Canada
2008.7 Annual Symposium of Botanic Society of China (oral report), Lanzhou, China
2006.7 SCBA International Symposium (oral report), San Francisco, USA
Conferences organization
2021.4 Organizing and Chairing of the popularization and academic lecture tour of Chinese female scientists of plant biology in Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Shanghai, China
2019.4 Organizing and Chairing of the Forum of promoting Chinese women scientists (funded by Zhou Kaixuan Foundation)
Grant Activities (CHY)
1. General Project of National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) with the reference number of 32070342. Mechanism of tonoplast proton pumps regulating Arabidopsis embryo sac development. Duration: 01/2021-12/2024. Funding: CHY 580,000.
2. Research Fund of Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds. Identification of a new gene regulating grain number per panicle in rice and its regulatory mechanism. Duration: 06/2021-12/2023. Funding: CHY 500,000.
3. The Agri-X Interdisciplinary Fund of Shanghai Jiao Tong University with the reference number: Agri-X20200204. Precise molecular design of high-yield and disease-resistant rice. Duration: 01/2020-12/2022. Funding: CHY 400,000.
4. The Scientific and Technological Innovation Funds of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The regulatory mechanism of female gametophyte differentiation and development using cell isolation techniques. Duration: 12/2020-12/2022. Funding: CHY 200,000.
5. The Bio-X Interdisciplinary Fund of Shanghai Jiao Tong University with the reference number of 20CX-04. Mechanism of Endogenous Transport Stress of Chloroplast Protein Internal and Its Scavenging. Duration: 06/2020-05/2021. Funding: 64,000.
6. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) / Research Grants Council (RGC) Joint Research Scheme with the reference number of 31761163003, Duration: 01/2018-12/2021. Funding: CHY 850,000.
7. Open Project from The Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences of the Ministry of Education with the reference number: MDS-JF-2020A08. Duration: 10/2020-09/2022. Funding: CHY 80,000.
8. General Project of National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) with the reference number of 31771591. The crosstalk of brassinosteroids and cytokinin functions in Arabidopsis ovule primordia initiation. Duration: 01/2018-12/2021. Funding: CHY 580,000.
9. Opening Research Projects of National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics SIPPE, SIBS, CAS. Mechanism of hormone-regulated ovule formation in Arabidopsis. Duration: 01/2018-12/2020. Funding: CHY 50,000.
10. The Agri-X Interdisciplinary Fund of Shanghai Jiao Tong University with the reference number of Agri-X201700X. Mechanism of synergistic regulation in plant growth and development by UV and brassinosteroids. Duration: 12/2017-12/2020. Funding: 60,000.
11. Opening Research Projects of National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics SIPPE, SIBS, CAS. Mechanism of cytokinin-regulated female gametophyte development and seed number in Arabidopsis. Duration: 01/2016-12/2018. Funding: CHY 150,000.
12. SMC-A plan of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Mechanism of hormone-regulated seed development and seed number determination. Duration: 01/2015-12/2017. Funding: CHY 150,000.
13. General Project of National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) with the reference number of 31371469. Brassinosteroid regulates reproductive meristem activity and seed quantity. Duration: 01/2014-12/2017. Funding: CHY 800,000.
14. National Basic Research Program of China. The sub-project of "Mechanism of plant embryo and seed development": "Signal regulatory network of seed development". The reference number: 2014CB943404. Duration: 01/2014-12/2018. Funding: CHY 500,000.
15. GM crops, Ministry of Agriculture of China with the reference number of 2009ZX08009-022B. Large-scale isolation of novel genes and regulatory elements that regulate rice architecture using chromosomal immunoprecipitation combined with ultra-high-throughput sequencing technology. Duration: 06/2009-03/2012, Funding: CHY 3,160,0000.
16. General Project of the Major Research Plan (Phytohormones) of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) with the reference number of 90817009. Functional characterization of plant growth regulator GATA family in BR signal pathway. Duration: 01/2009-12/2011. Funding: CHY 600,000.
17. National Basic Research Program of China. Sub-project "The genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of plant organogenesis and development": "Molecular basis for size control of important plant organs". The reference number: 2009CB941503. Duration: 01/2009-12/2013. Funding: CHY 900,000.
18. GM crops, Ministry of Agriculture of China. Sub-project of "Cloning and function characterization of genes regulating important traits": " Cloning and function characterization of key genes for efficient utilization of nutrient and light energy". The reference number: 2008ZX08009-003. Duration: 01/2008-12/2010. Funding: CHY 669,800
19. The Scientific Research Foundation of State Education Ministry for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, Duration: 01/2008-12/2009. Funding: CHY 30,000.
Teaching
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate courses
1. Spring 2022: Introduction to Biology II, teaching hours (46/48).
2. Fall 2021: Introduction to Biology I, teaching hours (26/64).
3. Fall 2021: Introductory Biology Seminar I, teaching hours (12/64).
4. Spring 2021: Introduction to Biology II, teaching hours (41/48).
5. Fall 2020: Introduction to Biology I, teaching hours (38/64).
6. Fall 2020: Introductory Biology Seminar I, teaching hours (16/64).
7. Spring 2020: Introduction to Biology II, teaching hours (48/48).
8. Fall 2019: Introduction to Biology I, teaching hours (47/64).
9. Fall 2019: Introductory Biology Seminar I, teaching hours (21/64).
10. Fall 2018: Introduction to Biology I, teaching hours (15/64).
11. Fall 2018: Introductory Biology Seminar I, teaching hours (6/64).
12. Fall 2017: Introduction to Biology I, teaching hours (15/64).
Graduate courses
1. Fall 2021 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (6/32).
2. Fall 2020 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (6/32).
3. Fall 2019 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (9/32).
4. Fall 2019 Plant physiology, teaching hours (6/32).
5. Fall 2018 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (9/32).
6. Fall 2017 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (9/32).
7. Fall 2016 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (9/32).
Honors and Awards for teaching
2021 The 10-best headteacher, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2020 The first prize of ZHUGUANG Award, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2020 The first prize of Teaching Competition for Young Teachers, awarded by School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2020 Zhiyuan Honors Teaching Faculty, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
2020 The outstanding headteacher, awarded by Zhiyuan college, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2019 The outstanding headteacher, awarded by Zhiyuan college, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2017 The secondary prize of Teaching Competition for Young Teachers, awarded by School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Honors and Awards for courses
Introduction to Biology I: The First Level Course, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Zhiyuan Honors course, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Academic supervisions
Graduate students
1. Song-Hao Zu, 09/2016-07/2020, graduated with Ph.D. Thesis: Effective modulating brassinosteroids signal to study their specific regulation of reproductive development and enhance yield.
2. Shi-Xia Yu, 09/2017-07/2021, graduated with Ph.D. Thesis: Mechanism of plant hormones regulating ovule primordia initiation in Arabidopsis.
3. Li-Qin Hu, 09/2015-07/2022, graduated with Ph.D. Thesis: The regulatory mechanism of brassinosteroid regulating ovule initiation and female gametophyte in Arabidopsis.
4. Bu-Fan Li, 09/2015-06/2018, graduated with MS. Thesis: Brassinosteroids regulation of growth and development of Brassica napus L. and simple culture and treat methods to study hormonal regulation of ovule development.
5. Yu-Tong Jiang, 09/2016-06/2019, graduated with MS. Thesis: BR is involved in tonoplast proton pumps regulation of Arabidopsis auxin related growth and development.
6. Huan-Li Jiang, 09/2017-06/2020, graduated with MS. Thesis: Genome-wide association analysis identifies candidate genes regulating seed number per silique in Arabidopsis.
7. Jin-Hui Chang, 09/2018-06/2021, graduated with MS. Thesis: SNS4 and AtMES1 function in ovule initiation regulation in Arabidopsis.
8. Yu-Zhang, 09/2013-06/2016, graduated with MS. Thesis: Functions and Regulatory Mechanism of GmBZL2 (the homologue of AtBZR1).
9. Liang-Li Zhang, 09/2011-06/2014, graduated with MS. Thesis: OsGATAs involve in brassinosteroids-mediated plant architecture and seed development in rice.
10. Ping Wu, 09/2010-06/2013, graduated with MS. Thesis: phosphatidic acid influences BZR1 Activity and brassinosteroid signal.
11. Yu-Wei Hu, 09/2009-12/2012, graduated with MS. Thesis: Transcription factors OsGATAs involve in BR regulation of rice growth and development
12. Hui-Ya Huang, 09/2008-06/2012, graduated with MS. Thesis: The Machenism of Brassinosteiod Influences Ovule and Seed Number in Arabidopsis
Undergraduate students
Bahtiyar-Ahmidi, graduated with Bachelor. Thesis: The molecular mechanism of ovule primordia and seed number determination in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Postdoctral research fellows
Dr. Wen-Bo Jiang, co-advised with Zhi-Yong Wang
Dr. Yan-Jie Zhang, 2014-2016
Dr. Jian Pan, 2019-2021, co-advised with Prof. Run Cai.
Dr. Song-Hao Zu, co-advised with Prof. Hong-Wei Xue. 2020-2022.
Dr. Shi-Xia Yu, co-advised with Prof. Hong-Wei Xue. 2021-Present.
Dr. Li-Qin Hu, co-advised with Prof. Yu-Da Fang. 2022-Present.
Department of Genetics and Developmental Science,
School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
E-mail: whlin@sjtu.edu.cn
Education
2000.9-2005.7, Ph.D. in Genetics, National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology (SIPPE), Shanghai Institutes of Biological Sciences (SIBS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, China.
1996.9-2000.7, B.S. in Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Professional Experience
2014.5-present, Professor, Group leader, Research Group of Phytohormones Signaling and Seed Development, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2015.9-2016.9, CSC Visitor Scholar, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California at Berkeley, USA
2008.3-2014.4, co-PI, Research group of Phytohormones signaling, Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science
2007.11-2008.2, Postdoc, Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institute for Science, Stanford, USA
2005.10-2007.11, Postdoc, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California at Berkeley, USA
2003.9-2004.1, Research assistant, Visiting Ph.D. student, School of Biological Sciences, University of the East Anglia, Norwich, UK
2002.9-2002.11, Research assistant, Visiting Ph.D. student, Max-Plank-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Golm, Germany
Honors and Awards for Research Work
2022: Wei Zhiming Award for Innovation by Young Talents, awarded by Chinese Society for Plant Biology.
2015: SMC-Morning star young scholar, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2007: The Second Prize of Shanghai’s State Natural Science Award, awarded by Shanghai Municipality.
Professional Activities
Editorial board member of Academic Journal: BMC Plant Biology and Molecular Horticulture.
Member of council: Chinese Society for Plant Biology (Women scientists branch).
Committee member: Chinese Society for Plant Biology (Young scientists branch).
Chinese Society for Cell Biology (Plant organogenesis branch).
Member: American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)
International Association of Sexual Plant Reproduction Research (IASPRR)
Academic services
Reviewer for funding agencies: Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Research Grants Council of Hongkong (RGC)
Reviewer for academic journals: PNAS, the Plant Cell, Molecular Plant, New Phytologist, Plant Physiology, Plant Journal, Journal of integrative plant biology, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, BMC Plant Biology, Journal of Plant Research, Planta, Journal of Plant Biology, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, and so on.
Granted Patents (selected)
1. Lin WH and Zu SH. A set of reagents and methods for improving plant seed yield. Chinese Patent.
2. Lin WH, Jiang YT, and Zu SH. A set of reagents and methods for reducing plant height. Chinese Patent.
3. Lin WH, Wang ZY, Huang HY, Luo XM, and Hu YW. Arabidopsis GATA2 application in rice development. Chinese Patent.
Pending Patent
Lin WH, Zhang YH, Zhang LL, and Wang YX. OsGATA6 application in regulating heading date, panicle architecture, grain shape and grain weight. Chinese Patent Application.
Visits and Presentations at Conferences (selected):
2021.7, 2019.7, 2017.7, and 2015.7 The International Symposium of Plant Reproductive Development, Shanghai, China (oral reports)
2021.7, 2019. 5, 2018.3, 2017.6, and 2015.5 The Symposium of Women Scientists Branch of Chinese Society for Plant Biology, Xining, China (section chair), Qingdao, China (oral report), Xishuangbanna, China (section chair), Wulumuqi, China (oral report), and Jinggangshan, China (oral report).
2020.10 National Congress of Plant Biology (oral report), Shenzhen, China
2019.12 Beijing Forestry University (invited report), Beijing, China
2019.12 South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academic of Sciences (invited report), Guangzhou, China
2019. 8 Shandong University (invited report), Qingdao, China
2019. 6 and 2004.11 International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, Wuhan, China (oral report) and Shanghai, China (oral report).
2019. 7 Annual meeting of Chinese Society for Plant Physiology (oral report), Nanchang, China.
2018.9 2nd Global Conference on Plant Science and Molecular Biology, Rome, Italy (oral report).
2018.10 Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Vienna, Austria (invited report).
2018.1-2 CSIRO, University of Adelaide, and University of Queensland, Australia (invited reports).
2017.10 China YRD Congress of Genetics (oral report), Shanghai, China
2016.3 Yale University (invited report), New Haven, USA
2015.9 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (invited report), Fuzhou, China
2014.10 University of Saskatchewan (invited report), Saskatoon, Canada
2008.7 Annual Symposium of Botanic Society of China (oral report), Lanzhou, China
2006.7 SCBA International Symposium (oral report), San Francisco, USA
Conferences organization
2021.4 Organizing and Chairing of the popularization and academic lecture tour of Chinese female scientists of plant biology in Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Shanghai, China
2019.4 Organizing and Chairing of the Forum of promoting Chinese women scientists (funded by Zhou Kaixuan Foundation)
Grant Activities (CHY)
1. General Project of National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) with the reference number of 32070342. Mechanism of tonoplast proton pumps regulating Arabidopsis embryo sac development. Duration: 01/2021-12/2024. Funding: CHY 580,000.
2. Research Fund of Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Agri-Seeds. Identification of a new gene regulating grain number per panicle in rice and its regulatory mechanism. Duration: 06/2021-12/2023. Funding: CHY 500,000.
3. The Agri-X Interdisciplinary Fund of Shanghai Jiao Tong University with the reference number: Agri-X20200204. Precise molecular design of high-yield and disease-resistant rice. Duration: 01/2020-12/2022. Funding: CHY 400,000.
4. The Scientific and Technological Innovation Funds of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The regulatory mechanism of female gametophyte differentiation and development using cell isolation techniques. Duration: 12/2020-12/2022. Funding: CHY 200,000.
5. The Bio-X Interdisciplinary Fund of Shanghai Jiao Tong University with the reference number of 20CX-04. Mechanism of Endogenous Transport Stress of Chloroplast Protein Internal and Its Scavenging. Duration: 06/2020-05/2021. Funding: 64,000.
6. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) / Research Grants Council (RGC) Joint Research Scheme with the reference number of 31761163003, Duration: 01/2018-12/2021. Funding: CHY 850,000.
7. Open Project from The Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences of the Ministry of Education with the reference number: MDS-JF-2020A08. Duration: 10/2020-09/2022. Funding: CHY 80,000.
8. General Project of National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) with the reference number of 31771591. The crosstalk of brassinosteroids and cytokinin functions in Arabidopsis ovule primordia initiation. Duration: 01/2018-12/2021. Funding: CHY 580,000.
9. Opening Research Projects of National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics SIPPE, SIBS, CAS. Mechanism of hormone-regulated ovule formation in Arabidopsis. Duration: 01/2018-12/2020. Funding: CHY 50,000.
10. The Agri-X Interdisciplinary Fund of Shanghai Jiao Tong University with the reference number of Agri-X201700X. Mechanism of synergistic regulation in plant growth and development by UV and brassinosteroids. Duration: 12/2017-12/2020. Funding: 60,000.
11. Opening Research Projects of National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics SIPPE, SIBS, CAS. Mechanism of cytokinin-regulated female gametophyte development and seed number in Arabidopsis. Duration: 01/2016-12/2018. Funding: CHY 150,000.
12. SMC-A plan of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Mechanism of hormone-regulated seed development and seed number determination. Duration: 01/2015-12/2017. Funding: CHY 150,000.
13. General Project of National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) with the reference number of 31371469. Brassinosteroid regulates reproductive meristem activity and seed quantity. Duration: 01/2014-12/2017. Funding: CHY 800,000.
14. National Basic Research Program of China. The sub-project of "Mechanism of plant embryo and seed development": "Signal regulatory network of seed development". The reference number: 2014CB943404. Duration: 01/2014-12/2018. Funding: CHY 500,000.
15. GM crops, Ministry of Agriculture of China with the reference number of 2009ZX08009-022B. Large-scale isolation of novel genes and regulatory elements that regulate rice architecture using chromosomal immunoprecipitation combined with ultra-high-throughput sequencing technology. Duration: 06/2009-03/2012, Funding: CHY 3,160,0000.
16. General Project of the Major Research Plan (Phytohormones) of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) with the reference number of 90817009. Functional characterization of plant growth regulator GATA family in BR signal pathway. Duration: 01/2009-12/2011. Funding: CHY 600,000.
17. National Basic Research Program of China. Sub-project "The genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of plant organogenesis and development": "Molecular basis for size control of important plant organs". The reference number: 2009CB941503. Duration: 01/2009-12/2013. Funding: CHY 900,000.
18. GM crops, Ministry of Agriculture of China. Sub-project of "Cloning and function characterization of genes regulating important traits": " Cloning and function characterization of key genes for efficient utilization of nutrient and light energy". The reference number: 2008ZX08009-003. Duration: 01/2008-12/2010. Funding: CHY 669,800
19. The Scientific Research Foundation of State Education Ministry for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, Duration: 01/2008-12/2009. Funding: CHY 30,000.
Teaching
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate courses
1. Spring 2022: Introduction to Biology II, teaching hours (46/48).
2. Fall 2021: Introduction to Biology I, teaching hours (26/64).
3. Fall 2021: Introductory Biology Seminar I, teaching hours (12/64).
4. Spring 2021: Introduction to Biology II, teaching hours (41/48).
5. Fall 2020: Introduction to Biology I, teaching hours (38/64).
6. Fall 2020: Introductory Biology Seminar I, teaching hours (16/64).
7. Spring 2020: Introduction to Biology II, teaching hours (48/48).
8. Fall 2019: Introduction to Biology I, teaching hours (47/64).
9. Fall 2019: Introductory Biology Seminar I, teaching hours (21/64).
10. Fall 2018: Introduction to Biology I, teaching hours (15/64).
11. Fall 2018: Introductory Biology Seminar I, teaching hours (6/64).
12. Fall 2017: Introduction to Biology I, teaching hours (15/64).
Graduate courses
1. Fall 2021 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (6/32).
2. Fall 2020 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (6/32).
3. Fall 2019 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (9/32).
4. Fall 2019 Plant physiology, teaching hours (6/32).
5. Fall 2018 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (9/32).
6. Fall 2017 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (9/32).
7. Fall 2016 Molecular signal transductions, teaching hours (9/32).
Honors and Awards for teaching
2021 The 10-best headteacher, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2020 The first prize of ZHUGUANG Award, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2020 The first prize of Teaching Competition for Young Teachers, awarded by School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2020 Zhiyuan Honors Teaching Faculty, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
2020 The outstanding headteacher, awarded by Zhiyuan college, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2019 The outstanding headteacher, awarded by Zhiyuan college, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2017 The secondary prize of Teaching Competition for Young Teachers, awarded by School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Honors and Awards for courses
Introduction to Biology I: The First Level Course, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Zhiyuan Honors course, awarded by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Academic supervisions
Graduate students
1. Song-Hao Zu, 09/2016-07/2020, graduated with Ph.D. Thesis: Effective modulating brassinosteroids signal to study their specific regulation of reproductive development and enhance yield.
2. Shi-Xia Yu, 09/2017-07/2021, graduated with Ph.D. Thesis: Mechanism of plant hormones regulating ovule primordia initiation in Arabidopsis.
3. Li-Qin Hu, 09/2015-07/2022, graduated with Ph.D. Thesis: The regulatory mechanism of brassinosteroid regulating ovule initiation and female gametophyte in Arabidopsis.
4. Bu-Fan Li, 09/2015-06/2018, graduated with MS. Thesis: Brassinosteroids regulation of growth and development of Brassica napus L. and simple culture and treat methods to study hormonal regulation of ovule development.
5. Yu-Tong Jiang, 09/2016-06/2019, graduated with MS. Thesis: BR is involved in tonoplast proton pumps regulation of Arabidopsis auxin related growth and development.
6. Huan-Li Jiang, 09/2017-06/2020, graduated with MS. Thesis: Genome-wide association analysis identifies candidate genes regulating seed number per silique in Arabidopsis.
7. Jin-Hui Chang, 09/2018-06/2021, graduated with MS. Thesis: SNS4 and AtMES1 function in ovule initiation regulation in Arabidopsis.
8. Yu-Zhang, 09/2013-06/2016, graduated with MS. Thesis: Functions and Regulatory Mechanism of GmBZL2 (the homologue of AtBZR1).
9. Liang-Li Zhang, 09/2011-06/2014, graduated with MS. Thesis: OsGATAs involve in brassinosteroids-mediated plant architecture and seed development in rice.
10. Ping Wu, 09/2010-06/2013, graduated with MS. Thesis: phosphatidic acid influences BZR1 Activity and brassinosteroid signal.
11. Yu-Wei Hu, 09/2009-12/2012, graduated with MS. Thesis: Transcription factors OsGATAs involve in BR regulation of rice growth and development
12. Hui-Ya Huang, 09/2008-06/2012, graduated with MS. Thesis: The Machenism of Brassinosteiod Influences Ovule and Seed Number in Arabidopsis
Undergraduate students
Bahtiyar-Ahmidi, graduated with Bachelor. Thesis: The molecular mechanism of ovule primordia and seed number determination in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Postdoctral research fellows
Dr. Wen-Bo Jiang, co-advised with Zhi-Yong Wang
Dr. Yan-Jie Zhang, 2014-2016
Dr. Jian Pan, 2019-2021, co-advised with Prof. Run Cai.
Dr. Song-Hao Zu, co-advised with Prof. Hong-Wei Xue. 2020-2022.
Dr. Shi-Xia Yu, co-advised with Prof. Hong-Wei Xue. 2021-Present.
Dr. Li-Qin Hu, co-advised with Prof. Yu-Da Fang. 2022-Present.